Conway v. Garden City Paving & Post Co.

This is an action of assumpsit, begun in the circuit court of Cook county by appellee, ágainst appellant, upon a written agreement to pay $1000 for a contract with the city of Chicago, said sum to be equally divided between appellee and A. J. McBean & Co., competing bidders against appellant, when the contract should be awarded to' appellant. To the declaration, which set out said agreement in substantially the same manner in four counts, the defendant filed the plea of the general issue. A jury was waived and the cause was submitted to the court upon an agreed state of facts stipulated in…